Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 107. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.81/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$135.81

182 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	136.52	678	85
Medium and Large 3	442	135.24	597	36
Medium and Large 1	572	135.15	772	61

One grade step is worth $1.37/cwt here — about −$94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale182 hd

135.81

—

AL average5 barns · 538 hd

133.19

+2.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,818	94.09	1,710	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	69.46	945	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	65.36	768	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	52.46	523	32

Every lot, as filed

89 lots · USDA AMS · Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	164.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	151.43/cwt	150.00–152.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.55/cwt	145.00–152.50	935	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	161.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	163.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	146.59/cwt	144.00–150.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.35/cwt	117.00–125.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.05/cwt	138.00–145.00	738	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	157.78/cwt	157.00–161.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	149.50/cwt	149.00–151.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	126.71/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	138.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	118.06/cwt	117.00–120.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	140.28/cwt	136.00–143.00	794	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	144.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	984	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,325.62/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	16,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	823	130.43/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,073	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	19,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.78/cwt	127.00–135.00	804	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	162.86/cwt	162.00–163.00	831	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	872	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	993	1,058.22/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	10,508	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	950	1,107.57/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	10,522	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	64.37/cwt	62.00–65.00	873	5
Bulls	—	—	1,870	91.63/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,588	86.46/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,809	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	57.13/cwt	56.00–58.00	612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	66.32/cwt	64.00–69.00	801	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,050.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,028	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	68.47/cwt	67.00–71.00	969	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	73.81/cwt	72.00–76.00	979	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	60.60/cwt	59.00–62.00	679	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	72.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	840	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	47.76/cwt	45.00–49.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.24/cwt	132.00–135.00	618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	52.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	522	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,104.65/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	10,837	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,240	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	807.64/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,238	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,156	1,064.19/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	12,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	585	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	137.44/cwt	135.00–141.00	657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	144.63/cwt	142.00–150.00	748	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.29/cwt	140.00–142.00	512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	151.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	143.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	134.89/cwt	132.00–137.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	154.04/cwt	152.00–155.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	143.27/cwt	142.00–149.00	622	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	141.21/cwt	141.00–142.00	901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	146.13/cwt	142.00–147.00	704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.69/cwt	122.00–129.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	154.67/cwt	152.00–157.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.81/cwt	137.00–142.00	673	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.75/cwt	134.00–140.00	779	9

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Mon Jul 12, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 974Last week 751Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 172Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 105Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	160.00–165.00	164.02
3	—	583	125.00–128.00	126.69
11	—	478	135.00–141.00	137.44
7	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.67
6	—	372	150.00–152.00	151.65
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
10	—	421	140.00–147.00	143.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	142.00–147.00	144.31
5	—	616	130.00–135.00	132.59
6	—	464	149.00–151.00	149.50
13	—	566	136.00–143.00	140.28
2	—	415	157.00	157.00
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
3	—	683	125.00–130.00	127.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	110.00	110.00
4	—	361	160.00–162.00	161.50
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
10	—	532	137.00–141.00	138.99
13	—	568	130.00–135.00	131.62
18	—	423	150.00–155.00	151.21
18	—	482	142.00–147.00	146.13
3	—	628	122.00–129.00	125.69
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	149.00	149.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	137.00	137.00
7	—	578	150.00–152.00	151.43
4	—	461	160.00–167.00	163.95
2	—	710	130.00–131.00	130.51
9	—	638	141.00–142.00	141.21
6	—	525	152.00–157.00	154.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	145.00–152.50	150.55
9	—	557	157.00–161.00	157.78
11	—	672	140.00–145.00	144.10
5	—	703	140.00	140.00
21	—	510	162.00–163.00	162.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	149.00	149.00
7	—	878	125.00–127.00	126.71
2	—	823	126.00–135.00	130.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
11	—	517	142.00–150.00	144.63
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
3	—	467	152.00–155.00	154.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
6	—	618	117.00–125.00	121.35
11	—	517	132.00–137.00	134.89
6	—	572	125.00–127.00	125.50
23	—	434	142.00–149.00	143.27
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
37	—	485	137.00–142.00	138.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	144.00–150.00	146.59
20	—	527	138.00–145.00	140.05
2	—	678	122.00–125.00	123.47
8	—	704	117.00–120.00	118.06
3	—	422	150.00–155.00	152.34
14	—	615	127.00–135.00	130.78
9	—	570	134.00–140.00	136.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	132.00–135.00	134.24
3	—	570	120.00–122.00	121.32
3	—	525	125.00–130.00	126.68
18	—	423	135.00–141.00	138.36
7	—	365	140.00–142.00	140.29
1	—	610	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,210	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,325.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	981	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,104.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	950	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,107.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	993	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,058.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,145	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	863	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,020	750.00–850.00	807.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	62.00–65.00	64.37
5	—	1,415	67.00–71.00	68.47
7	—	1,326	72.00–76.00	73.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	56.00–58.00	57.13
7	—	952	45.00–49.00	47.76
19	—	990	50.00–55.00	52.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,208	64.00–69.00	66.32
12	—	1,121	59.00–62.00	60.60
5	—	1,158	70.00–75.00	72.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	89.00–94.00	91.63
2	—	1,588	85.00–88.00	86.46
7	—	1,846	96.00–100.00	98.02

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle